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HAVE YOUR SAY

COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Mar 23, 2010
Degrading treatment at Narita immigration
"Detainees allege abuse at Kansai holding center" (Zeit Gist, March 9) by David McNeill:
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Jan 26, 2010
Haiti dispatch; an ARK defense
Japan resident Nithiananthan Veeravagu is working in Haiti for the NGO Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (www.amdainternational.com):
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Jan 12, 2010
Sincerity of future Nanjing visit must not be in doubt
"Reconciliatory value of a visit to Nanjing" (Hotline to Nagatacho, Dec. 29) by Brian A. Victoria:
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Jan 5, 2010
Make a difference: push for reform of Japan's family law
Regarding "The fatally flawed math of risking it all in Japan" (Zeit Gist, Nov. 3):
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Dec 22, 2009
Level playing field for immigrants: responses
A selection of readers' responses to Debito Arudou's Dec. 1 Just Be Cause article, which proposed policy changes to "make life easier for Japan's residents, regardless of nationality":
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Dec 15, 2009
Every husband a potential 'abuser': some responses
A selection of readers' responses to Colin P. A. Jones' Nov. 24 Zeit Gist article on child custody and abuse allegations:
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Dec 1, 2009
Yet more readers weigh in on child abduction, custody
Following are a further selection of readers' responses to the Zeit Gist articles on child custody and parental child abduction by Colin P. A. Jones (Oct. 20, Nov. 17, Nov. 24) and "Richard Cory" (Nov. 3):
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Dec 1, 2009
Yet more readers weigh in on child abduction, custody
Following are a further selection of readers' responses to the Zeit Gist articles on child custody and parental child abduction by Colin P. A. Jones (Oct. 20, Nov. 17, Nov. 24) and "Richard Cory" (Nov. 3):
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Nov 24, 2009
Parental child abduction and custody: readers respond
The following are a selection of readers' responses to the recent Zeit Gist articles on child custody and parental child abduction by Colin P. A. Jones (Oct. 20, Nov. 17) and "Richard Cory" (Nov. 3):
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Nov 10, 2009
Betting your family on Japan: readers respond
Life is long, should be long Mr. Cory, I truly sympathize with your comments and experiences. Your comment about mixed feelings toward your wife really struck home with me as well. Indeed, I too am a Richard Cory, living a farcical life with all of the appearances of the enviable.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Oct 6, 2009
Re: Mr. James, gaijin clown
Following are a selection of readers' responses to last month's Just Be Cause column by Debito Arudou, headlined "Meet Mr. James, gaijin clown":
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Sep 8, 2009
National service no solution
Following are a couple of readers' responses to the Aug. 18 Hotline to Nagatacho column headlined "National service stint could help Japan out of malaise" by Rick D. Marsh Jr.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Aug 25, 2009
One pocket knife, nine days' lockup
Following are a selection of readers' responses to the July 28 Hotline to Nagatacho column headlined "Pocket knife lands tourist, 74, in lockup."
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Aug 4, 2009
Extracting the urine: no legal grounds for deportation?
Re: Last month's Just Be Cause column, headlined "Cops crack down with 'I pee' checks":
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Jul 28, 2009
My nursery nightmares: responses
Following are some readers' views on Jenny Holt's June 23 Zeit Gist article "My nursery nightmares":
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Jul 14, 2009
'Discontinuous minds' and discrimination: some responses
Following are some readers' views on Dan O'Keeffe's June 16 Zeit Gist article " 'Discontinuous minds' block progress on discrimination":
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Jun 30, 2009
Re: Something to sing about?
Following are some readers' responses to Nicholas Drapier's June 2 Zeit Gist article "Something to sing about?":
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Jun 23, 2009
Re: Rumpus on Tokyo campus
Following are some readers' responses to David McNeill's June 9 Zeit Gist article "Rumpus on campus":
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Jun 16, 2009
Re: 'The good, the bad and the meaningful'
Following are some readers' responses to Paul de Vries' May 26 Zeit Gist article "Expat life in Japan: the good, the bad and the meaningful":
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Jun 2, 2009
Bugging the alien: a response
Re: Debito Arudou's May 19 Zeit Gist column "IC you: bugging the alien" on the proposed new IC-chipped alien registration cards:
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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